[mythtv-users] Playing wmv on knoppmyth

[David Campbell]

nick at rout.co.nz wrote:
> I have knoppmyth R5C7 and cannot play wmv files. I get this output:
> 
> Requested video codec family [wmv9dmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
> Enable it at compilation.
> Requested video codec family [wmvdmo] (vfm=dmo) not available.
> Enable it at compilation.
> Cannot find codec matching selected -vo and video format 0x33564D57.
> Read DOCS/HTML/en/codecs.html!
> ==========================================================================
> Checking audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
> AF_pre: af format: 2 bps, 2 ch, 44100 hz, little endian signed int
> AF_pre: 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian)
> AO: [oss] 44100Hz 2ch Signed 16-bit (Little-Endian) (2 bps)
> Building audio filter chain for 44100Hz/2ch/16bit -> 44100Hz/2ch/16bit...
> Video: no video
> Starting playback...
> A:   2.8 (02.8)  5.9%
> 
> I have installed w32codecs, but I still get the same output, I assume from
> the output that mplayer needs to be recompiled with the codecs present,
> and that its not enough to just have them on the system at playtime.

Are you sure you have the correct codecs in /usr/lib/win32

root at leia:/usr/lib/win32# find . -name  \*wm\*
./wmv9dmod.dll
./wmvds32.ax
./wmvdmod.dll
./wmvadvd.dll
./wmspdmod.dll
./wmv8ds32.ax
./wma9dmod.dll
./wmsdmod.dll
./wmadmod.dll

IIRC correctly both xine and mplayer reference these codecs

Dave